Attachment for sinks



June 8 1926. 1,587,693

E. M. BELAND ET AL ATTACHMENT FOR SINKS Fil ed Jul,v 26, 1924 ATTORNEYWITNESS:

Patented June 8, 1926. r

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDITH M. IBELAND, OF NASHUA, AND HENRY J. BELAND, 0F FRANKLIN, NEWHAMPSHIRE.

ATTACHMENT FOR SINKS.

Application filed July 26, 1924. Serial No. 728,381.

This invention relates to an attachment for a sink the general object ofthe invention being to provide a detachable coverv which extends overthe top of the sink and makes a table or stand of the sink.

Another object of the invention is to provide the cover withperforations and to corrugate it so that water will drain therefrom intothe sink.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 2- Figure1 is a plan View of the device.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Figure 1 and showing the device inuse.

Figure 3 is a sectional detail View showing how the device is suspendedfrom the sink when not. in use.

As shown in these views, the device is formed from a metal plate 1 whichis provided with corrugations 2, extending longitudinally thereof andwith perforations 3 which permitwater to drain from the concaved partsof the corrugations. The plate is also provided with the elongated holes4 which form handles for facilitating handling of the device and tongues5 are punched from the plate and bent downwardly to form stops forholding the device in position on a sink, as shown in Fig. 2. Some ofthese tongues can also be used for suspending the device from an edge ofthe sink, as shown in Figure 3. In this position, the plate hangsVertically from the edge of the sink so that it is out of the way andwill not interfere with the ordinary use of the sink.

Each side edge of the plate is fiat and the perforations 3 and thetongues 5 are formed in these flattened portions.

This device will enable the sink to be used as a table or as a supportfor articles which may be placed on the device and the corrugations andperforations will allow water or liquids to drain through into the sink.It is easily and quickly put in position and removed from the sink andwhen suspended in a vertical position from the sink it will be out ofthe way though readily at hand when desired.

formed by the corrugations,

depending tongues formed in the flat portions of the plate for holdingit in a position covering the sink or in suspended position at one sideof the sink and said flat portions having elongated openings thereinforming handles for handling the plate.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

EDITH M. BELAND. HENRY J. BELAND.

